Month: February 2016

In Texas, the field of medicine is taken very seriously. Just like any industry, there are doctors in the medical field that have really risen to the top. These doctors have been able to master their craft and advance not only their own careers but the field of medicine as well. From general practice to cosmetic surgery, there are those doctors that really stand out above the rest. These are the doctors that are helping to change lives every day on a massive level.

Dr. Jennifer Walden is one of these doctors who has really been able to stand out above the rest. Her mastery of in the art of cosmetic surgery has made her one of the top doctors in the Texas medical industry. There are very few cosmetic surgeons in the state of Texas who are as precise as Dr. Walden. She has satisfied hundreds of patients over the years and helped to transform the lives of these individuals. Many around the country have even hailed Dr. Walden as the top female cosmetic surgeon in America. Not only is Dr. Walden hailed as a top female plastic surgeon but she was also listed in the top 24 cosmetic surgeons in 2014 by Harper’s Bazaar.

Dr. Walden graduated from the University of Texas with an undergraduate degree in Biology. She then attended the University of Texas Medical School and graduated salutatorian of her class. Dr. Walden then practiced in Manhattan for 7 and a half years before returning to Texas to open up her own practice. It is in Texas where she really made a name for herself. Individuals now travel from all over the country and even the world to have procedures performed by Dr. Walden. Her practice continues to grow and her skills only continue to get more advanced with each procedure.

When several cases of microcephaly were reported in the same areas that Zika virus was spreading, the Ministry of Health director Sergio Cortes and his staff came to the conclusion that both of those issues were related. Most of the Zika virus cases were reported in the Northern areas of Brazil in April and May, and by August there were enough reported cases of microcephaly in the North to make a case for the relationship that exists between the Zika virus and birth defects.

The Zika virus has been moving around the world for more than 75 years. The first cases of the Zika virus in Brazil didn’t come to light until April 2015. Very little was known about the virus except that is causes fever, muscle aches and rash in most people, and the carrier of the virus was the invasive pest known as the Aedes aegypti mosquito. There weren’t any significant studies done on the virus and no vaccine was made to protect populations in Africa, Asia and South America from the virus.

But during his research on the Zika virus, Dr. Cortes discovered an interesting fact. Doctors in the Northern towns of Brazil where the microcephaly cases were reported are the same towns that were crop-sprayed with a chemical larvicide that produces a genetic malfunction in mosquitoes. The crop-spraying started in 2014. The chemical larvicide, also known as Pyriproxyfen, is the solution used to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes. Dr. Cortes has more information about microcephaly and the Zika virus on his website. The relationship between Pyriproxyfen and microcephaly does make sense since microcephaly is a rare condition. There have been few cases of microcephaly in countries that have reported cases of the Zika virus for years.

Another interesting fact associated with the Zika virus is out of 404 confirmed microcephaly cases in Brazil, only 17 women tested positive for the virus. That means that Dr. Cortes and his staff at the Ministry of Health are getting closer to identifying the cause of the microcephaly outbreak.

Nonetheless, whatever the cause, Dr. Cortes recommends that pregnant women take extra precautions and avoid mosquito breeding grounds. The problem is, most pools of water can be breeding grounds for rhe Aedes aegypti mosquito. Dr. Cortes has more information about the Aedes aegypti mosquito and the Zika virus on his LinkedIn page. Visit the doctor’s Facebook page to friend him. Or follow him on Twitter.

The stock market crash of 2008 was devastating, affecting people across the world. This shocking historical event was largely unforeseen, even by experts of the financial world. Since 2008, many precautions have been taken to prevent a stock market crash from happening again in the future. However, there is one individual who insists that the stock market will crash again, much like it did several years ago. George Soros was recently in an interview in which he stated that investors need to remain very cautious in upcoming months and years in order to avoid such a disaster.

Mr. Soros is a very skilled individual when it comes to finance, as he is a founder of Open Society, an extremely affluent and efficacious business relating to financial, business, and government matters. George Soros’ interests expand to include helping underprivileged communities, where he gains a genuine and altruistic perspective for life. Open Society has extended itself to more than 100 different countries, in which Soros has gathered various bits of information about their financial wellbeing.

Apart from Open Society, the largely successful company run by George Soros, he has many other interests that are deeply rooted in the world of business and finance. Soros is the owner of a hedge fund firm that has steadily gained 20 percent each year since its creation in 1969. Today, that hedge fund firm has a total value of over 27.3 billion dollars. Due to his assets and interest in large financial gains, Mr. Soros has kept close watch over the country’s stock market, as well as foreign stock markets.

Soros often speaks out about controversial issues, one of which being the potential for the stock market to crash once more in the very near future. It is widely known that some countries, such as Greece, have faced extreme financial downfall. However, Soros has shed some light on lesser known financial problems occurring in China. The market in China is rapidly changing from the traditional manufacturing and investment, and going in a different direction dealing more with services and consumption. China has been one of the main sources of manufacturing for many countries around the world for decades, but with this shift in the economic responsibilities, it is affecting the stock market globally. Soros went so far as to call these happenings a “crisis”.

Ultimately, Soros believes that due to many financial happenings throughout the world, another stock market crash could be upon us. He compares it to the crash of 2008, and says that the likelihood of this happening once again is extremely high.

Helane Morrison and Her Many Skills and TalentsHelane Morrisonis a skilled and talented Chief Compliance Officer. She has been employed at Hall Capital Partners LLC since she joined this firm in the year 2007. This is not the only position that she holds there. Ms. Morrison holds the following positions at Hall Capital:
* Managing Director
* General Counsel
* Chief Compliance Officer
* a member of this firm’s Executive Committee
Helane has an extraordinary background. Her background has ensured that she is more than qualified to hold these positions. She is indeed an individual who possesses many skills and she offers her outstanding talents to this firm and the entire team at Hall Capital.

Compliance Officers Have Many Challenges
The modern compliance officer has a large burden to carry on their shoulders. They have numerous responsibilities that must be fulfilled. They have been facing many new challenges recently. There have been some new enforcement actions that have held the compliance officers liable for the errors within the firms that they work in. There are currently numerous changes being made within the role of the compliance officer. There has been a need for some of these officers to seek lawyers due to the liability and fines that have occurred due to lack of compliance.

Helane Morrison and Background Information
Helane was educated at Northwestern University and received her bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. She also attended University of California, Berkley – School of Law. She holds a certification and is admitted to practice with the State Bar of California. She was the first woman to be appointed the title of Regional Director of the SEC. She was held in high regards before she left her position at the SEC to pursue her career at Hall Capital. She is highly educated and her work experience is filled with impressive accomplishments.